countermeasure; counter-measure
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to leave a note or document behind; to leave half-written; to leave out
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to wrap up; to pack; to do up; to cover with; to dress in
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
decision; determination; resolution
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
number one; first; best; most; game; round
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
one of these days; before very long; in the near future
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to cut corners; to be shoddy
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to have an eye on; to zero in on
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
difficult to ...; hard to ...
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
whispering; murmuring; subdued